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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Akira Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A switching system may include a gateway node connected with ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), and one or more extension nodes, and a serial bus such as IEEE 1394 bus. The gateway node may transform the data rate of an outside line into a data rate of the extension node, and vice versa, and secure a seamless communication channel. The gateway node may secures an isochronous channel, according to a request from the extension nodes or the outside line, and may executes switching such as transfer or reservation. A resource manager may hold a table for managing the gateway node and extension node.